Why the bass clef exists in music. Take the piano, why can’t the left hand on all pieces just be in the treble clef like the right?

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Why the bass clef exists in music. Take the piano, why can’t the left hand on all pieces just be in the treble clef like the right?

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I play the cello and the reason I think the bass clef exists is that some instruments cannot reach such high notes, and it would be easier to write in a lower octet. For the piano, it would be low on the staff if you only used the treble clef.

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